Women’s soccer Who: No. 12 Santa Clara (13-5-2, 6-1-2 WCC) What: NCAA Tournament – Round one When: Saturday at 1 p.m. Where: Buck Shaw Stadium, Santa Clara Need to know: The 49ers have faced the Broncos twice in the NCAA Tournament and lost both matchups in the first round[Read More…]
Women’s Volleyball
No. 6 Hawaii muffles noisy start by LBSU
A crowd of 2,149 fans watched inside the Walter Pyramid on Friday night as the Long Beach State women’s volleyball team fell victim to No. 6 Hawaii in four sets. The 49ers (20-6, 10-3) lost a conference game at home for the first time since 2013. LBSU also fell three[Read More…]
LBSU moves past Fullerton, ready for Hawaii
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team is set to host No. 6 Hawaii at the Walter Pyramid after defeating Cal State Fullerton 3-0 on Wednesday in Titan Gym without any complications. LBSU’s (25-5, 10-2 Big West) matchup with the Rainbow Warriors has been looming over the 49ers since they[Read More…]
Weekend roundup
LBSU extends winning streak to five with wins against UC Irvine, UC Davis Josh Barajas, Sports Editor The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team took down both UC Irvine and UC Davis on the road in four sets on Thursday and Saturday, respectively; to make it five wins a[Read More…]
Weekend preview
Women’s soccer Who: UC Davis (9-6-2, 2-3-1 Big West) When: Thursday at 6 p.m. Where: George Allen Field Need to know: The Aggies and 49ers are both coming off wins against Hawaii last weekend. Davis had an easier time getting its win, beating the Rainbow Warriors 4-0 while LBSU needed[Read More…]
LBSU middle blocker Peyton Grahovac discusses volleyball career
Long Beach State women’s volleyball freshman middle blocker Peyton Grahovac was bred to be an athlete. Grahovac’s father, Mike Grahovac, played college baseball at Chapman University and was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round in the 1989 amateur draft. In her athletic career, Grahovac is averaging[Read More…]
Barber carries LBSU volleyball past Cal Poly
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team needed all of junior outside hitter Nele Barber’s career night to defeat Cal Poly 3-2 on Saturday at the Walter Pyramid. The Mustangs (15-5, 7-2) got off to a hot start against LBSU (17-5, 7-2), jumping out to a quick 2-0 lead. “Sometimes[Read More…]
LBSU to take on UCSB, Cal Poly
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team will start the second half of the season with rematches against UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly in the Walter Pyramid on Friday and Saturday. LBSU was handed its first conference loss at the hands of Cal Poly on Oct. 2, despite senior[Read More…]
LBSU’s setter Jenelle Hudson discusses rival Hawai’i
The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team only returned seven players from last season, however one of them was the 2014 Big West Player of the Year, senior setter Jenelle Hudson. Hudson became only the second setter in LBSU history to be named the best player of the conference. Her[Read More…]
All roads lead to Hawai’i for Big West title
As the Big West conference women’s volleyball season hits the halfway point, all roads lead to No. 8 Hawai’i regaining the championship title. After a 2014 season that saw Long Beach State unseat the reigning champs, the Rainbow Warriors have made a powerful statement in the season so far. Hawai’i[Read More…]